Report: Jose Ramirez, Guardians Agree to New 5-Year, $124M Contract amid Trade Rumors

Jose Ramirez, the third baseman for the Cleveland Guardians, has reportedly agreed to a long-term extension.

Ramirez's deal is for an additional $124 million over five years and includes a full no-trade clause, according to Jeff Passan.

The total value of the deal is $150 million, which includes the remaining $26 million from his previous deal.

One of the best third basemen in the sport, Ramirez has spent his first nine-plus seasons with the Guardians. He has had 20-20 seasons in three of the last four years.

In the past five seasons, Ramirez has finished in the top six of the American League's Most Valuable Player voting. He hit.265/.355/.538 with 36 homers, 103RBI and 27 stolen bases last season.

The two teams had been in contract extension talks for a while, but talks got more intense ahead of the season.

Ramirez was going to spend the rest of his career in Cleveland, according to The Athletic. In recent seasons, theGuardians have largely stripped high spending from their roster.

There had been trade speculation involving Ramirez, facing an opening day deadline to get a deal done.

The San Diego Padres were showing a lot of interest in Ramirez.

The Toronto Blue Jays were pushing hard to make a deal for the star.

Ramirez is making more than $6 million, but no other Cleveland player is. The team didn't sign a player during the free-agency period because they didn't want to improve a roster that was 80-82 last season.

The signing of Ramirez will help satisfy a fan base that has grown tired of the penny-pinching. The net worth of the Steinbrenner family that owns the New York Yankees is higher than that of the Dolan family, which owns a majority stake in the Guardians.

Dan Gilbert has spent a lot of money to build winners for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team's value has increased on a yearly basis, but the Dolan family has taken to keeping the revenue.

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